John Ridley
Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 7 films, with $330,417,355 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #837) |
Best-known technical roles: 12 Years a Slave (Screenwriter), 12 Years a Slave (Executive Producer), 12 Years a Slave (Associate Producer), Red Tails (Screenwriter), Red Tails (Story Creator) |
Born: October 1, 1964 (59 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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In Technical Roles | Screenwriter | 7 | $139,989,832 | $190,427,523 | $330,417,355 |
Director | 4 | $340,911 | $586,163 | $927,074 | |
Executive Producer | 3 | $83,423,381 | $189,938,402 | $273,361,783 | |
Story Creator | 3 | $117,218,487 | $47,589,121 | $164,807,608 | |
Associate Producer | 1 | $56,671,993 | $124,093,068 | $180,765,061 | |
Co-Producer | 1 | $11,330,849 | $4,103,526 | $15,434,375 |
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2016 Preview: August
August 1st, 2016
July did reasonably well, thanks mostly to The Secret Life of Pets, which will top $300 million shortly and could earn double its nearest competitor when all is said and done. That said, there were also a quartet of $100 million hits as well, so the month had good depth as well. August isn’t as lucky. There is one film that is expected to earn $100 million during its opening weekend, Suicide Squad, and one more that is expected to reach $100 million in total, Pete’s Dragon. There could be a surprise hit among the rest of the releases, (my long shot with a shot is Sausage Party) but for the most part, the rest of the wide releases would be happy with just $50 million at the box office. Last August was a disaster and Straight Outta Compton was the only hit of the month. Unless Suicide Squad bombs compared to expectations, 2016 will come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison.
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2014 Awards Season: Oscar Ceremony Live Blog - And the Oscar goes to... 12 Years a Slave
March 2nd, 2014
The Oscars are being handed out this evening and as usual, we will be live-blogging the event. Here's the last look at the nominations with those chosen by our contest entrants as the likely winners in Bold. If I disagree with the consensus, they are in italics, and sharp-eyed readers will note there are no categories where that's true. Finally, if I am rooting for an underdog, they are underlined. There are only two categories where that is true. I want Chiwetel Ejiofor to win Best Lead Actor for his performance in 12 Years a Slave. I also want Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa to win for Best Hair and Make-up, because Dallas Buyers Club had a hair and make-up budget of $250. Yes it was effective, but the special effects make-up used in Bad Grandpa was just more difficult to pull off, even if the movie wasn't Oscar-bait. Regardless, I don't expect there to be many surprises at this year's awards.
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2014 - Awards Season: Slave Top Winners at Spirit Awards
March 2nd, 2014
Independent Spirit Award handed out the hardware last night and the big winner was 12 Years a Slave, which picked up five of the seven awards it was nominated for.
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2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay
February 25th, 2014
With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at the two writing categories, ending with Best Adapted Screenplay. This race is about as uncompetitive as it can be with nearly all analysts agreeing on the likely winner.
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2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation
January 16th, 2014
The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises.
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2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top
December 14th, 2013
Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces.
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2014 - Awards Season: Slave Earns Independence
November 28th, 2013
Independent Spirit Award started the Awards Season this week, handing out its nominations. 12 Years a Slave led the way with seven nominations, but it wasn't the only film to pick up multiple nominations.
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2013 Preview: October
October 1st, 2013
October is an awkward month. It sits between the dumping ground that is September and November, the unofficial start of Awards Season / holiday blockbuster season. For the most part, September was stronger than average for the month and there's reason to be optimistic going forward. After all, box office success tends to feed on itself, as does box office struggles. That said, there are not a lot of sure hits over the coming four weeks. Of the nine or ten films opening wide this month, only Gravity has a better than 50/50 chance at $100 million. Captain Phillips could have a shot at the century mark, but only if it becomes a serious Awards Season player. Its early reviews suggest that could be a possibility. Last October, there were two films to reach the $100 million mark, Taken 2 and Argo. On the other hand, pretty much everything else that opened that month crashed and burned. While this October doesn't have as strong a top end, it will hopefully have much better depth.
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All Acting Credits
All Technical Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Mar 15, 2024 | Shirley | Director Screenwriter |
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Oct 15, 2021 | Needle in a Timestack | Director | |||
Aug 19, 2016 | Ben-Hur | Screenwriter Executive Producer |
$26,410,477 | $65,259,171 | $91,669,648 |
Sep 26, 2014 | Jimi: All is By My Side | Director Screenwriter Executive Producer |
$340,911 | $586,163 | $927,074 |
Dec 4, 2013 | Out of the Furnace | Co-Producer | $11,330,849 | $4,103,526 | $15,434,375 |
Oct 18, 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Screenwriter Executive Producer Associate Producer |
$56,671,993 | $124,093,068 | $180,765,061 |
Jan 20, 2012 | Red Tails | Screenwriter Story Creator |
$49,876,377 | $489,121 | $50,365,498 |
Oct 1, 1999 | Three Kings | Story Creator | $60,652,036 | $47,100,000 | $107,752,036 |
Oct 3, 1997 | U-Turn | Screenwriter Story Creator |
$6,690,074 | $6,690,074 | |
Averages | $30,281,817 | $40,271,842 | $64,800,538 | ||
Totals | 9 | $211,972,717 | $241,631,049 | $453,603,766 |
Director Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Mar 15, 2024 | Shirley | |||||
Oct 15, 2021 | Needle in a Timestack | |||||
Sep 26, 2014 | Jimi: All is By My Side | 75 | $340,911 | $927,074 | 36.8% | |
Averages | n/a | 75 | $340,911 | $927,074 | 36.8% | |
Totals | 3 | $340,911 | $927,074 |
Writer Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Mar 15, 2024 | Shirley | |||||
Aug 19, 2016 | Ben-Hur | $11,203,815 | 3,084 | $26,410,477 | $91,669,648 | 28.8% |
Sep 26, 2014 | Jimi: All is By My Side | 75 | $340,911 | $927,074 | 36.8% | |
Oct 18, 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | $923,715 | 1,474 | $56,671,993 | $180,765,061 | 31.4% |
Jan 20, 2012 | Red Tails | $18,782,154 | 2,573 | $49,876,377 | $50,365,498 | 99.0% |
Oct 1, 1999 | Three Kings | $15,847,636 | 2,943 | $60,652,036 | $107,752,036 | 56.3% |
Oct 3, 1997 | U-Turn | $2,730,440 | 1,311 | $6,690,074 | $6,690,074 | 100.0% |
Averages | $9,897,552 | 1,910 | $33,440,311 | $73,028,232 | 58.7% | |
Totals | 7 | $200,641,868 | $438,169,391 |